diff --git a/lib/requestOptions.js b/lib/requestOptions.js
index 59b8af60..f470f079 100644
--- a/lib/requestOptions.js
+++ b/lib/requestOptions.js
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ function reqHeaders(req, options) {
 
   var headers = options.headers || {};
 
+  if (options.headers.range && !req.headers.range) {
+    // !494: previous request set range header, but subsequent requests that omit it should no longer set it
+    delete options.headers.range;
+  }
+
   var skipHdrs = [ 'connection', 'content-length' ];
   if (!options.preserveHostHdr) {
     skipHdrs.push('host');